Seoul Mayor Candidate Approval Ratings: Oh Se-hoon 46%, Park Young-sun 25%

On the 25th, Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, appealed for support at a key campaign rally held in front of Daehanmun Gate at Deoksugung Palace in Seoul. Photo by the National Assembly Press Photographers Group

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-sun] A poll shows that Oh Se-hoon, the People Power Party candidate for Seoul mayor, is leading Park Young-sun, the Democratic Party candidate, by more than 20 percentage points.

On the 25th, Hangil Research conducted a survey commissioned by Maeil Business Newspaper and MBN from the 22nd to 23rd, polling 859 Seoul citizens aged 18 and over on their support for the Seoul mayoral candidates. The results showed Oh at 46.3% and Park at 25.3%. The gap between the two candidates is 21 percentage points, which is outside the margin of error (±3.3 percentage points at a 95% confidence level).

By age group, Oh led Park across all age ranges. Especially among those aged 60 and over, Oh received 65.6% support while Park had 15.2%, a gap exceeding 50 percentage points. In the 40s age group, Oh had 40.6% and Park 33.7%, and in the 50s, Oh had 46.9% and Park 30.5%. In the 30s, Oh had 34.2% and Park 32.8%, the only age group where the gap was within the margin of error. Among those in their 20s, Oh and Park had support rates of 34.7% and 20.3%, respectively.

Regarding factors influencing candidate choice, 23.9% of respondents cited "policy and administrative capability" as the most important.

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